Improvement in churns



t diritti G. A. DABNEY, OFA SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

Letters Patent No. 86.371` dated February 2, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHURNS.

The Schedule referte'to iii these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, G. A. DABNEY, of San Jos, inthe county of Santa Clara, and State of California, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Churns; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will 'enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this description, in which- Figure l is a vertical section of my improved churn,

taken through the line y y, g. 2.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same, taken through the line :c x, fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved churn, which shall be simple in construction, and effective in operation, performing its work rapidly, thoroughly, and with the greatest ease to the operator;` and It consists in the construction and combination of the various parts, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the body ofthe churn, which may be of any desired size, according to the amount oi' churning to be done.

A convenient size of the body A, for ordinary purposes, is twenty inches high upon two sides, and twentytwo inches high upon the other two sides.

The body A should be slightly tapering, being eleven by thirteen inches square at the bottom, and ten by eleven inches square at the top.

B is a cross-bar, the ends of which are notched to lit 'upon the guide-irons C, attached to the inner sides of the upper part of the body A.

To the cross-bar B are attached the upper ends of the guide-rods D, the lower ends of which rest in sockets, formed in the bar E, permanently attached yto the bottom of the body A.

F is the dasher-handle, which passes up Vthrough a hole in the cross-bar B, and to the lower end of which is attached a horizontal arm, G, having holes formed through it, through which the guide-rods D pass.

H'are two cross-arms, having holes or perforations' through their ends, and which are securely attached to the arm G, near its ends, so as to project equally upon each side of' said arm G, as shown in g. l.

I is an arm, similar to the arm G, and which-is adl justably attached to the dasher-handle F, so that it may be moved up and down upon the said handle, to

ad'ust its position to the quantity of milk in the churn.

which it is secured, so as to be raised and lowered with the dasher. l

The upper end of' the tube K is made funnel-shaped, for convenience in pouring, hot o1' cold water into the churn, which may thus be introduced into the lower part of the milk.

L is a small tube, attached to one end of the crossbar B, and projecting about two inches above the said bar B, for the passage ofl air while the churn is being.

operated. If desired, the pipe L may be omitted, and a hole simply formed through the said bar, but in this case the hole should be covered with fine wire cloth, to pre vent the milk from spattering out.

To the upper end of' the dasher-handle Fis attached the upper end of the connecting-rod or pitman M, by

means of a hook, formed upon the upper end of 4the t said pitman, which passes through a hole in the upperk end ofthe said handle.

Upon the lower end of the pitman M is formed a similar hook, which passes through a hole in the end of the crank-'arm N, attached to the end of the shaft O, so that the dasher may be readily, disconnected from the gearing, allowing the dasher and the frame in which it works, to be easily removed from the churn,

. when desired.

which revolves in bearings in the frame P, and tothe outer end of which is attached the crank, U, by means of which the churn is operated.

' V are the side parts of the top or cover of the churn, the 4ends of which slide in grooves in the inner sides of the upper ends ofl the higher sides of the churn, said grooves being made inclined, so as to make the cover concave., as shown in iig. l.

The inner edges of the'boards V are connected with the edges of the barfB,1which"forms the middle part ofthe cover, by dowel-pins, as shown in fig. 1.

I claim as4 new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- C lhe combination of the dasher-handle F, lower dasher G H, adjustable upper dasher IJ, tube K, and detachable guide-frame B D, with eachV other, substantially as herein shown and described, andfor thepurpose set forth.

Witnesses: 4

Jas. F. HANCOCK, P. H. WARD. 

